The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has released a draft report (pdf) on pressure ulcer risk assessment and prevention. The report, “Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment and Prevention: A ...

Based on anecdotal reports, the incidence of pressure ulcers in all health care settings remains unacceptably high. The available figures range from 5.1-32.1% in hospital patients alone (Hanson, 1997) ...

This article, the sixth in an eight-part series on a new core education curriculum for pressure ulcer prevention and management, discusses incontinence assessment and care Assessing the patient and ...

When analyzing the relationship between soft-tissue injury and support surfaces for pressure ulcer treatment and prevention, caregivers must realize support surfaces deliver unwanted gradient pressure ...

October 7, 2008 — Editor's note: Presentations regarding pressure ulcers at the National Conference of Gerontological Nurse Practitioners (NCGNP), held from September 25 to 27 in St. Louis, Missouri, ...

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has reviewed evidence on pressure ulcer risk assessment and prevention in a new draft report (pdf). The report, “Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment and ...

The Greater New York Hospital Association, a trade association comprising hospitals in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Rhode Island, offers a free organizational assessment of a pressure ulcer ...

Why: Pressure ulcers are serious problems that occur frequently in hospitalized, community-dwelling and nursing home older adults, accounting for 3-11% in acute facilities, and 24% in long-term ...

Recently, a 120-bed skilled nursing facility was cited by for pressure ulcer development. Records, as well as observations of the facility’s residents, identified a significant number of newly ...

Pressure ulcers were found to be colonized by bacteria in 76.5% of cases, leading to bloodstream infections and increased mortality rates Deep Stage 3 or Stage 4 decubitus ulcers that have been ...